Song Quotes - Page 7

You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person - writing a song that moves people is worth more than all the other nonsense. (Just look at Bob Dylan - he's got almost no vocal range at all, but his songs are deeply moving and iconic.) If I had to offer one piece of advice: Write a song that moves people, and write it from within yourself. Your personal narrative is more engaging and moving than anything else you can imagine in your mind.

There are three things I was born with in this world, and there are three things I will have until the day I die-hope, determination, and song.

The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!

It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song

Am I the only one who measures time using songs? “Oh it only took me 4 songs to get here! that’s not to long!

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music.

One day we'll all find out that all of our songs was just little notes in a great big song!

Most things I worry about never happen anyway.

Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it.

All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.

Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.

The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love.

You're the only one and only My heart's beating for I love you, need I say more

Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess.

Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.

I definitely think the formula to making my character seem sweet is to let him act like a jerk, give him a redeeming moment, and have a sweet song playing over the background when it happens.

When you write a song, most of the words you use are in black and white, and then, from time to time, you use one that’s in color. These words in color are a part of ourselves, because we give them a meaning. If you like, we give them a third dimension.

Watch out where the Huskies go And don't you eat that yellow snow

I've always written songs for the sake of my own sanity and expression.

What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right.

There are no men like me. There's only me

My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.